Psychological counseling is a process in which a psychological counselor based on professional psychological counseling knowledge generally assists you in resolving psychological distress through a conversation.
1. What is psychological counseling?
Psychological counseling is a process in which a psychological counselor based on professional psychological counseling knowledge generally assists you in resolving psychological distress through a conversation.
Psychological counselors must be professionally trained, have the ability to consult and be ethical.
· Consultation method Face-to-face consultation and video consultation can best ensure the effect. Telephone, voice and text are not recommended.
· The consulting environment must be in a safe and private professional consulting environment. Do not be present in public places or others with non-consulting relationships.
· The consultation time is about 50 minutes each time, usually once a week, and several times at the same time. You need to be vigilant when you change or change the consultation time at will.
· Number of consultations The most common cases are 8 to 30 consultations. There is no such thing as "fast-track" and "immediate results" for mental health, and anyone who promises 1 or n times of package "curative effect" needs to be vigilant.
2. Is psychological counseling effective?
Many studies have confirmed that professional and ethical psychological counseling can achieve good counseling results.
3. What is the principle of psychological counseling?
Studies have shown that a very important factor for psychological counseling is the cooperative relationship between counselors and visitors. Therefore, choosing a consultant who makes you feel comfortable and safe, establishes a trusted consulting relationship, and in the consultation, holding a cooperative attitude is an important factor for the effectiveness of the consultation.
There are many mechanisms for the role of psychological counseling. Here we take "psychoanalysis / psychodynamics" as an example. This genre integrates internal resources and improves personality by understanding deep motivations and relieving depression.
Therefore, you may feel that the consultant does not say a lot, but is talking about himself, but it has indeed improved and improved, also because of the above reasons. As long as you pay attention to your personal feelings, you can realize whether the consultation is working. This is indeed a "magic" process.
However, the effectiveness of consultation is by no means "one-time effect". During the 1-4 consultations, the consultant needs to first understand the client's distress and personal background, and then gradually deepen. The longer the duration of troubles and the deeper the problems, the longer the consultation cycle that requires change.
